Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-09-05 | Page 12 | Copper Mines to Gain Relief

I S COPPE MINES INES TO GAIN RELIEF Smoot and Mackenzie l Urge U. U S. S to Restore Old Freight Rates Low grade copper ore miners ma may r expect to hear good hood news from Washington Wash ash ashIngton ington before man many days lays as ns one of oC tho Iii I results of ot tho trip east cast of 0 O. O A A. A Mackenzie Mac kenzie r representing the time Utah chapter r or of the timo American Mining Mimming congress Tho ThI war Industries board has taken action with with a view to bringing back the time former for tor- mer mner freight rates on low grade which vero recently advanced 2 25 per per cent In Ii telling Idling of or hi his trip Mr Ir Mackenzie said lal When I reached Washington I round fount I that th considerable headway toward towar bringing relief to tho low grade grado copper mines by obtaining a n return to for former forner ormer or- or mer ner freight rates hind had ad already been boci ma made e b by Senator Reed need Smoot I was wa able ablo to back this up and the matter matte was vas taken definitely In hand b by the thi board of ot W war var r Industries of ot which Bernard Bern Bernard ard M. M Baruch Is chairman This board has been worl working on the subject with the railroad administration and complete complete com corn data on the situation Is being forwarded forwarded forwarded for for- warded from this tate state to Washington I expect a favorable decision when this Information has has r reached tIme the capital capita and been examined Another matter malter which I was In Interested interested In- In In as n a a member of oC the tho minerals minerals miner miner- als ale committee of the state council o of defense was wan ali th the e passage of tho the hill hil now before tho tile nate to 0 authorize tho th government go to contract for tor such auch quantities quantities quan quan- titie of the more mOlO unusual minerals such as tungsten manganese pyrites etc thirty nine varieties in all all as ns an are e needed for Cor war Industries work Representing Rep TIep- Representing resenting tho the Utah interests I recommended recommended mended that copper lead and zinc b bo bc excluded from this bill which Is sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- b by Senator Henderson these materials ma mn- tennis being being- already provided for fo r through other othor legislation T